I searched, sort of, and still looking for advice on software for me... and my pics!
- Thread starter Bushmaster6
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Sirocco
Explorer
that looks pretty good although Im not a huge fan of presets... yet. Maybe im doing something wrong but I prefer to go through the process. time consuming yes, but I get there in the end
Im going to look into panoramic plug ins for Lightroom I think along with a few filter options maybe.G
robgendreau
Explorer
I'd suggest you try the demo of Lightroom. You'll probably get hooked. And I don't know if you are still in academia, but Adobe offers some of the most awesome academic discounts. IIRC, there are both generic student/staff licenses, as well as licenses specific to the various academic institutions.
If you go deeply into photography, as a pro or amateur, Lightroom will be helpful. Even the rankest amateurs who never even crop their photos can benefit from it. These days everyone takes so many shots a program like LR is invaluable. And if you wanna edit, the number of tools it has available grows and grows. It seems to me that these days Photoshop and even Elements to a degree are gravitating to the end of the scale where people are starting with a photo and doing a lot of graphics work, like ad design or whatever. Those who are mostly about developing RAW images, using filters, and essentially focusing just on the photo can now do so without having to leave LR that often, especially if you get some add-ons. I especially love the Nik Software package, now offered by Google. All run as plugins in LR. Silver eFex is especially great if you like B&W.
And I also like Elements as well. I had to finally scan a bunch of old photos and slides, and it was actually easier and faster in Elements than in CS6 Photoshop. It's a powerful program.
If you go deeply into photography, as a pro or amateur, Lightroom will be helpful. Even the rankest amateurs who never even crop their photos can benefit from it. These days everyone takes so many shots a program like LR is invaluable. And if you wanna edit, the number of tools it has available grows and grows. It seems to me that these days Photoshop and even Elements to a degree are gravitating to the end of the scale where people are starting with a photo and doing a lot of graphics work, like ad design or whatever. Those who are mostly about developing RAW images, using filters, and essentially focusing just on the photo can now do so without having to leave LR that often, especially if you get some add-ons. I especially love the Nik Software package, now offered by Google. All run as plugins in LR. Silver eFex is especially great if you like B&W.
And I also like Elements as well. I had to finally scan a bunch of old photos and slides, and it was actually easier and faster in Elements than in CS6 Photoshop. It's a powerful program.
Bushmaster6
Adventurer
all, thanks for the continued info.. It appears I've pre-emptively followed a lot of the recent responses: about a week ago I finally purchased LR off Amazon and have it installed, including a "free" software update from Adobe that immediately popped up when I used it the first time... and since that time I've been in transit (moving) so, really haven't taken the time to mess with it, other than a quck mess-around with the landscape below. I'm looking forward to learning it..
